colostrum noun
co•los•trum|/kuh-los-truhm/
first milk from a new mother; characterized by high protein and antibody content – essential for early immune system development.
BENEFITS OF COLOSTRUM
- Colostrum contains over 90 known unique components, essential for both brain and body development of every human being.
- Colostrum provides important immunological protection to protect the newborn – it is needed to help establish the body’s early immune system development against bacteria, viruses, toxins, and allergens.
- Colostrum was used for fighting bacterial infections prior to the development of penicillin and commercial antibiotics in the 20th century
- Human colostrum has a special composition to promote brain development and is markedly different from bovine colostrum – which has been used in India, Africa, and China for thousands of years for medicinal and spiritual purposes.